Maratha Community Quiz

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What percentage of Maharashtra's population does the Maratha community make up?

20%

10%

33% (correct)

50%

What category has the Maratha community sought reservation under?

Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) (correct)

Scheduled Castes (SC)

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

What did the Bombay High Court do in 2018 regarding the Maratha reservation?

Upheld the reservation but suggested it be modified (correct)

Deferred the decision on the reservation

Rejected the reservation

Approved the reservation without any modifications

What historical role has the Maratha community been identified with?

‘Warrior’ caste with significant land holdings Signup and view all the answers

What factors have led to the social and economic backwardness of the Maratha community?

Land fragmentation, agrarian distress, unemployment, and lack of educational opportunities Signup and view all the answers

Which category did the Maratha community seek reservation under?

Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Maharashtra's population does the Maratha community make up?

30% Signup and view all the answers

What was the recommendation of the commission led by Retired Justice N G Gaikwad in 2017?

Reservation under Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Signup and view all the answers

What historical role has the Maratha community been identified with?

Warriors Signup and view all the answers

What did the Bombay High Court do in 2018 regarding the Maratha reservation?

Upheld the reservation Signup and view all the answers

Maratha Community Quiz

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What percentage of Maharashtra's population does the Maratha community make up?

What category has the Maratha community sought reservation under?

What did the Bombay High Court do in 2018 regarding the Maratha reservation?

What historical role has the Maratha community been identified with?

What factors have led to the social and economic backwardness of the Maratha community?

Which category did the Maratha community seek reservation under?

What percentage of Maharashtra's population does the Maratha community make up?

What was the recommendation of the commission led by Retired Justice N G Gaikwad in 2017?

What historical role has the Maratha community been identified with?

What did the Bombay High Court do in 2018 regarding the Maratha reservation?

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